My previous post was a challenge. I spent the better part of an afternoon sorting through random, uninteresting thoughts for a single exciting idea. The children were around and as quirky as usual. I had plenty of time to write while they played with friends. Loads of books surrounded me. Still–I came up empty. Ralph [...]
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My nine-month-old baby is definitely in the oral stage of cognitive development. Just before sunrise this morning when she and I were the only ones awake in our dark house, I handed her a small, flashlight to play with. I thought she would like watching the projected light move by her direction. But she didn’t give a hoot about [...]
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Highly Creative people keep favored routines. For ten days I’m writing about the routines of individual Creators, historical and current. Rita Levi-Montalcini Nobel Laureate Neurologist, Discovered Human Growth Factor, Italian Senator, Humanist If you want to live to a 100, you might consider following Rita Levi-Montalcini’s routine: get up at five in the morning, eat [...]
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I’m keeping a small moleskin notebook at hand to track what I attend to this weekend. Just as someone trying to lose weight benefits from keeping a food diary, I, trying to trim the unimportant from my life will benefit from keeping an attention diary. I’ve had my notebook “on” for 30 hours now. I’ve [...]
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This morning I’ve tucked a small moleskin notebook in my back pocket. I’m keeping track of what I attend to this weekend. Just as someone trying to lose weight benefits from keeping a food diary, I, trying to trim the unimportant from my life to make room for Creation will benefit from keeping an attention [...]
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Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow. ~Henry David Thoreau I could use a walk today. I’ve got my Brooks on and the baby is already sleeping in her stroller. I’m just waiting for the air to cool and the sun to shimmer at a friendly angle. [...]
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I have a mantra that is especially useful to me now, as I stay up nights to rock my tiny new baby: Hydration is more important than sleep. I say this to myself, sometimes over and over. Sometimes I even sing it to her. I learned this little truism when I ran the Venice Marathon, [...]
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